Chapter 141 Mommy and Daddy

Jane’s POV

Owen slapped a hand over Ares’s mouth. “Mommy,” he said, overly loudly, glaring at his brother, “what’s going on?”

Shame crawled up my spine. What the fuck had I been doing? I hated Hunter, I hadn’t forgiven him – and yet I’d been so desperate for him that I hadn’t even thought to lock the damn door.

My cheeks burned as I slipped off of him. “Boys, can you give me a minute?”

Hunter yanked the duvet off the bed and used it to cover us both. For a split second – a tiny, single, infinitesimal second – I felt like we were their parents. Both of us, acting together as a team. Sure, it was the worst of circumstances – but for that second, it was kind of… nice. 

I’d never had a teammate in this. It had always been my boys and I against the world. I’d had to shoulder that responsibility entirely by